M E M O R I Z E (MEMORIZE)

Chapter 132 – A Step Forward (2)

Chapter 132 A Step Forward (2)

I nodded, as I had been thinking about Yujung for a while. However, Anhyun hesitated despite my asking him to go on, so I waited until he did.

“I’m not tattling, but Yujung seems…strange.”

“Didn’t you tell me to let her be?”

Anhyun scratched his head at my words.

“I did, but she seems going too far and seems strange.”

“What do you mean by that? Speak more specifically.”

He seemed to have decided to speak and started complaining.

“As you know, she doesn’t speak to others, even when Ansol tries to strike up a conversation. Also, she seems not to be training these days…”

“Hmm…”

“While I told you to let her be before, we had been fighting together. Maybe a word from you might work.”

I smiled at Anhyun, as he seemed to have changed a lot. He had spent too long a time together to let Yujung like this.

“I can’t let her go on like this.”

“You think so too?”

Anhyun brightened at my words, but I stiffened my voice.

“I should give her a chance before letting her go…Tell her to come right now to my room.”

Anhyun looked surprised at my words. If Yujung grabbed this chance, I would continue to guide her. However, if she kept up this attitude, I had to change my stance towards her in Whole Plane. I would reflect Yeonju Go’s opinion if something happened. Anhyun looked askance as he answered.

“She may be sleeping…”

“Then wake her up.”

“…Right.”

Anhyun went running out at my aura, and I took out the Demon Sword Sculrep I had kept with me. It tried to resist, but I calmed it down.

“Wait, your potential owner may come now. So keep your bloodthirstiness down…”

I pressed the Sculrep down and waited for Anhyun. While it wanted me to use it instead, I would not do so. It became listless as I waited for them.

“Wake up. Your owner is coming.”

Sculrep answered with a vibration, but I saw that I had been mistaken. Anhyun came rushing in. His face was flushed, and his breathing was hard like something bad had happened. He seemed like he had been treated badly. I spoke up hesitantly.

“What…happened? Where’s Yujung?”

“Don’t even start. I was crazy to worry about her. That…I mean…”

“What happened?”

“She won’t come. I knocked on her door but had to go in since she would not answer. She scratched me, punched me, and cursed me. I got chased out. Look at this!”

Anhyun showed me his arm, and I saw deep scratches and palm marks on her arm. I stared at his reddened flesh for a while before going to the door. Anhyun spoke hurriedly.

“Don’t go there. She’s hysterical, and you may also be treated like this.”

I had to laugh inwardly at thinking Yujung raise her hand and curse me. The Yujung I knew would not do that, and if such a thing happened…

I asked Anhyun in a quiet voice before going out.

“Is she at the third floor?”

“No, she’s at the second with her luggage. Hey…”

“I should go to her if she does not want to come. You did well. Leave her to me and go rest.”

I stopped Anhyun from trying to persuade me, and he seemed surprised at my stance. However, I just went out without speaking further.

**

As Anhyun said, I could not feel her presence on the third floor. Therefore, I went down a floor and used my magic to feel her out. I felt Yujung in the innermost room on the left corridor. I stopped in front of the door and knocked twice.

While I had thought that she may not answer, her voice rang out immediately.

“Go away.”

“……”

I knocked again.

“I told you to get out. Can’t you understand me, you idiot?”

Yujung seemed to be mistaking me for Anhyun, and being the subject of her curses was a fresh experience. I thought of provoking her again with a rhythmical knock. Her voice became even more annoyed.

“I told you to let me be! Stop saying nonsense and go to that woman! Why are you bothering me?!”

I smiled at her words and just opened the door. I could see Yujung lying on the bed with the blanket covering her face. While she did not know it was me, I could see her kick at the intruder who had entered the room. Her high voice rang the room as I approached her.

“I’m warning you. Touch me again, and I will hit you hard. You and I will both die.”

“……”

“I told you not to come. If you’re going to say nonsense again, just get out.”

What did Anhyun say when he had come here for Yujung to act like this? I guessed he had been rough when coming in. While I was curious about what he had said, I would know later. I stood next to her bed now, and I reached out to where I estimated her head would be. My hand went inside the blanket, and I felt her soft hair. I could feel her flinch at my touch, and I gently stroked her hair once, twice, three times…

I felt her relax now, and she seemed to recognize that it was me who had entered her room. How did she know just by my hand?

“…Is that you, Suhyun…?”

Yujung spoke first, and I stroked her hair twice to say yes. I then let her go and tried to lower her blanket. However, she was not letting go, and I tried speaking softly with a smile.

“Yujung, let’s see your face.”

I could feel Yujung shake her head but would not let go. Both of us were not using force, as that would not work in this situation. A minute passed before she let go, and I could see her face down on the bed crying.

“Yujung, let’s talk.”

I gently turned her around, and now I could see that she was crying with her eyes closed. I sat on the bed as she started sobbing in earnest. I opened my mouth to speak.